Adetunmbi’s Performance: The Truth Beyond Sentiment

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I should be one of those criticising Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi if I wanted to be selfish because of what I did not personally get from him. But the truth must always be told, irrespective of personal interests or differences.

Some people who rate lawmakers often do so out of selfish motives, based on what they personally gain or fail to gain from their representatives.

It is only an educated illiterate who hates Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi with passion that will describe him as the worst senator in the history of Nigeria.

Many of these critics do not even understand the primary responsibilities of legislators, which is why they fail to appreciate those who have performed brilliantly both on the floor of the Senate and in public service.

Love him or hate him, Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi remains the best senator Ekiti State has ever produced in terms of sponsoring bills, motions and matters of urgent national importance. He is respected across the country for his brilliance, intellectual depth and meaningful contributions to national debates. These records are well documented for anyone who seeks the truth.

Between 2011 and 2015, Senator Adetunmbi’s massive empowerment programmes were the talk of the town. He distributed cars, motorcycles, refrigerators, block moulding machines, generators, mowers, dryers and many other empowerment tools, records that have yet to be surpassed. If you benefited from these initiatives and have chosen to remain silent today, may God be your judge.

He also sponsored several free eye surgery programmes that restored the sight of hundreds of people across Ekiti North Senatorial District.

Senator Adetunmbi facilitated employment opportunities for hundreds of Ekiti youths in various federal and state establishments, including the Immigration Service, Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian Army, Navy, NIMC and the Ekiti State Civil Service, among others.

If you are among those who benefited from these job opportunities and you remain silent, may God be your witness.

From 2019 to 2023, after learning from his earlier experiences with public perception, Senator Adetunmbi redirected his focus towards infrastructure development and sustainable community projects across Ekiti North. These included the construction of rural roads, renovation of schools, provision of boreholes, solar streetlights and other people-oriented initiatives that brought visible improvements to several communities.

Below are some of the projects Senator Adetunmbi sponsored and facilitated for his Senatorial district:

IKOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

*Construction of 2 blocks of 12 Classrooms at Irepodun Pilot School, Ikole – Ekiti

*Construction of Orin Odo/Aponranyin, Ikole laterite based road

*Construction of Lockup Shops at Ijesa Isu – Ekiti.

*Provision of Solar Borehole at Agbara Street, Ipao – Ekiti.

*Provision of Hand pump borehole sunk at aba Ebira, along Ipao road.

*Provision of Hand borehole at Aba Igbira, Ita Gbangba.

MOBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT

*Construction of laterite-based asphalt road project at Hospital road, Otun – Ekiti

*Procurement and Installation of a transformer at Igogo-Ekiti.

*Provision of Solar Borehole at motor park area, Otun – Ekiti

*Construction of Solar Borehole at Igogo – Ekiti

*Procurement and Installation of a transformer at Osan-Ekiti.

*Construction of road at Ile Eye-Aba Street, Otun – Ekiti.

OYE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

*Construction of multimillion Naira Erosion control project besides Yem-Kem House, along Ayegbaju road, Oye – Ekiti

*Construction of road and erosion control at Oye-Ekiti

*Provision of Solar Borehole at Ogbonmeta Street, Ire – Ekiti

*Provision of Solar Borehole at Ire junction, Ilupeju – Ekiti

*Provision of Solar Borehole at Ayede – Ekiti

*Provision of Hand pump Borehole at Igede, Ayede – Ekiti

*Hand pump Borehole at Orisunmbare farm settlement via Itaji – Ekiti.

ILEJEMEJE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

*Construction of asphalt-laid road at the market road, Iye – Ekiti

*Construction of asphalt-laid road at Palace road, Iludun – Ekiti.

*Provision of Solar Borehole at Oke Iye, Iye – Ekiti

*Construction of 3 Classrooms Blocks at St Mary Anglican Primary School, Ewu-Ekiti

*Construction of 3 Classrooms Blocks at St Luke’s Primary School, Ijesamodu-Ekiti

*Construction of 3 Classrooms Blocks at St James Primary School Eda Oniyo-Ekiti

IDO/OSI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

*Construction of 6 Classrooms Blocks at the Anglican Primary School, Ifaki Ekiti.

*Provision of Solar Borehole at Osi – Ekiti

*Construction of ICT Training Centre at Ifaki – Ekiti

*Provision of Solar Borehole at Orin – Ekiti.

*Procurement and Installation of a transformer at Ifaki-Ekiti

*Solar Borehole at Motor park area, Ayetoro – Ekiti

*Construction of asphalt laid roads at Atiba/Ile-Oshodi/Anglican Church Roads, Ifaki – Ekiti

*Construction of Otapete/Aurin/Ilado/ Ikole Express rural road at Ifaki-Ekiti.

*Construction of Solar Borehole at Ilogbe street, Ifaki

*Hand pump Borehole at Aba Ebira, Iworoko road, Ifaki – Ekiti

*Construction of asphalt road at Iyedi street, Ido – Ekiti.

BURSARY AWARD

Senator Adetunmbi awarded bursaries to over 500 students in Ekiti North Senatorial District. Each student got Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) each.

TRAINING

Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi trained over 200 unemployed graduates in Ekiti North Senatorial District on ICT and wig making at three centers- Ifaki-Ekiti, Ikole-Ekiti, and Otun-Ekiti.
At the end of their training, they were empowered with start-up kits.

The lawmaker also trained over 300 Artisans across Ekiti North Senatorial District. Money was also given to them to support their work.

EMPOWERMENT

*Senator Adetunmbi facilitated a Federal Government Covid-19 loan to 50 of his constituents to the tune of N20million.

*The lawmaker also facilitated
NDE Special Public Works for over 1000 beneficiaries in his district. Each beneficiary got N60,000 making a total sum of N66million.

*N30,000 was given to Iyaloja/Iyalaje in all communities in Ekiti North Senatorial District.

*N50,000 to the Female Chiefs in all communities in Ekiti North Senatorial District.

*Senator Adetunmbi always gave out millions of naira every month to his constituents expended on hospital bills, house rents, school fees, naming ceremonies, burial ceremonies, weddings, etc.

Senator Adetunmbi may not be perfect, but his record of service, legislative excellence and developmental impact cannot be ignored. History will always remember him as one of the finest and most productive senators Ekiti has ever produced.